Stuart Pankin (born April 8, 1946)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his role as anchor Bob Charles in Not Necessarily the News and as the voice of Earl Sinclair in Dinosaurs. Pankin is also known for his portrayals of Commander Edward Plank in the Zenon trilogy of films and Orthodox Jew Ben Heineman in Curb Your Enthusiasm, as well as making many guest appearances in many television shows and for lending his voice to various animated shows and films. Among his approximately three dozen films was Hollywood Knights. He also appeared as Gordon Szalinski in Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, Sheriff Lloyd Parsons in Arachnophobia, and Jimmy in Fatal Attraction.